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Love vs. Infatuation

Throughout the years of one's youth and adolescence, many memorable relationships are produced. When one enters into the stage of life where the relationships that are formed began to take on a new type of emotion coat-tailing onto it, how can the difference between love and infatuation be identified? What is the definition of love; how can you tell when it's real love'?

The dictionary describes love as: To have deep affection or devotion to someone. That's not to say that you can't love inanimate things; like loving a favorite picture of one's mother or loving a certain dress, but the type of love that's being focused on right now is the type of love you have for the opposite sex, or your significant other. With that being said, it's important to note that during the aforementioned years of one's life, several cases of infatuation will arise that are based purely off of a rising of hormones. Infatuation is not to be confused with love. Just because your heart skips a couple of beats when you see him or because you get twenty-five butterflies flying in your stomach when you look at your phone and realize that she's calling, does not prove that you love this person.

Real love is what one has when one realizes that through all of the turmoil and strife that's been endured in his or her life, their significant other stood by their side and never faltered in their devotion. Real love is automatically figuring out the plans of your daily life and implementing him or her into those plans subconsciously, and not feeling like it's a burden, but rather, taking joy in doing it. Real love is listening to your significant other tell you their life story and all of the not-so-saintly things they've done and been through, and still loving them the same amount without condemning them, judging them, or changing your view about them. Real love doesn't let outside opinions influence their feelings. Real love is there when you don't have money in the bank, when you aren't...

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Infatuation itself is illusory and vapid. The feelings and thoughts that its puts in our body causes us to have obsessive feelings and do crazy “stunts”. As Jenijoy La Belle writes, “A friend swiped a loofah from the bathroom of a man whom she was keen—though he was barely aware of her existence” (2). This is vapid because it is obviously based on nothing if he doesn't even notice her, so it can't be meaningful that is not the way someone pictures love to be. La Belle also shows how infatuation isn't true feelings with, “But remember that...

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There are plenty of differences between being infatuated with someone and being in love with someone. A person knows in their heart what they feel but most of the time the two can be confused. Usually it takes a little while to know whether or not you’re infatuated versus being in love. You won’t know overnight but sometimes you have to figure it out for yourself. Both love and infatuation are crazy things, They are both led by something other than your brain which is why it’s so hard to distinguish the two. Love is led by your heart and infatuation, by the chemicals released in your body. Infatuation may have some similar “symptoms” of love but the differences overrule the small similarities. I myself still have trouble separating the two. It would be an amazing thing if a guide book just dropped down to help you figure out just what you were experiencing. Unfortunately that does not exist so I will distinguish the difference between love and infatuation in the next few paragraphs, with some help from some people experienced in the area.
“Love is friendship that has caught fire; it takes root and grows, one day at a time”, Ann Landers of the Chicago Tribune says. I love this quote because it really gives you an idea of how...

...the idea of this person, or if you have fallen head over heels in love with them? First, it would be helpful to know how these two aspects of our lives are alike and different from one another. Love and infatuation are similar because they both show signs of extreme devotion to another human being and involve two people who have strong feelings towards one another. They are different in the sense that love is a deep, meaningful feeling that takes time to develop and grow between two people's souls. Whereas, infatuation is merely the physical feeling towards someone's impression.
Love and infatuation are similar because they both share feelings between two people, they both are positive aspects of your life; things that put a bounce in your step, and they generally are new feelings for you. Love. Most people find it confusing, painful and real. It is all some can think about and others want to forget about it. You feel alive when you are in love, like nothing terrible can touch you. But when have it you are afraid of losing it, and when you have lost it you feel as though there is nothing left to live for. Most people mistake love for infatuation. An example of this is when Romeo becomes infatuated with Juliet in Shakespeare's timeless tale of two lovers of the past. He wore his heart on his sleeve, convinced that his...

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...world, so many people have been confused with regard to the distinction between love and infatuation. Although they have a common denominator, they differ as well in so many ways. Apparently, we all know for a fact that love is a feeling and so is infatuation. They are both intense emotions that one feels for another person. But how can we really determine if we are truly in love or just simply infatuated?
I would like to thank my ex boyfriends for coming into my life. Because of them, I was able to distinguish the difference between the two words. So let me give you some clarity about this confusion. For starters, love is when you’re willing to give your last bite to that person, no matter how hungry you are and how mouthwatering the hamburger is. Infatuation is asking that person to buy you hamburger and when s/he does, you feel flattered. See, loving someone is sharing what you have. Isn’t it a beautiful feeling to eat with the person you love, sharing each other’s food and seeing that person chew while smiling at you? Isn’t it bliss when the love is reciprocated? Being infatuated is allowing yourself to be foolish, irrational and selfish just because you are blinded with your impulse and emotions. You want to be pleased most of the time. Infatuation is likely to be unrequited and sometimes would result to...

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Infatuationvs. Love
“…but I can’t help falling in love with you”. Did Elvis Presley really know what he was talking about when he composed that classic love song? Love; everyone has felt it before, but how do we know that emotion we feel is really the one we think we feel. Do we really understand the difference between love and infatuation?
Love is a tender, passionate affection for another person. On the other hand, infatuation is a foolish and extravagant passion. Though these formal definitions may show a stark contrast in meaning, discerning the difference in a real life scenario is truly no easy task.
Infatuation has the eyes of a falcon. It scores points for detail and seeks out the most fashionably impressive individual: The most beautiful girl, cutest guy and so on. Love is blind. It isn’t affected by physical attraction, appearance, or even human nature. To truly love someone involves overlooking all flaws and imperfections they display. Looks aside, this includes religion and even gender boundaries.
Moving on, infatuation is short-sighted and short-lived. Distance and time are factors that severe the bonds in a relationship built on infatuation. It’s like building a castle on a bad foundation, and when time takes...

...“Love is the life of the soul. It is the harmony of the universe” (William Ellery Channing, n.d.). For many, the simple, four lettered word becomes a mere state of obsession. Everybody wants to be in love but not everyone understands its true meaning. Too often infatuation takes over and consumes one’s desire to find real love. When one meets a special person, someone who makes their heart race and their knees weak, how does one know if they’ve found true love or pure infatuation?
Love can be modernly defined as the lifelong commitment one makes to another person, while always regarding the highest good for that person (Chastain, 2008). According to Ann Landers, love is a friendship that has caught fire. Much like a plant, love takes root and grows one day at a time (Landers, n.d.). In order to thrive, it requires plenty of special attention and care. One must be patient, because love takes time to evolve. Whereas, infatuation is merely an instantaneous feeling filled with intense desire to love or be loved based on physical attraction. Infatuation lacks the emotional and intellectual connection that true lovers share.
Love is a special bond held between two people, connecting them solely through a unified link of trust, intimacy, and interdependence (Love...

...Lovevs. Infatuation
Often times, people confuse love and infatuation. Infatuation is the state of being completely carried away by unreasoning desire. Love is a decision to commit oneself to another and to work through conflicts instead of giving up. It is important that we understand the difference between the two. Confusing these strong emotions can lead one down a road of hard times and heartache.
When stirring the pot of love, there are certain ingredients that are required from both partners. The main ingredients are intimacy, commitment, and security. Intimacy has more to it than the physical side. It’s also spending quality one on one time together in an atmosphere where two people are comfortable with one another. Commitment is when two people make a decision to commit themselves to one another and to work through conflicts instead of giving up. It also means that relationship partners trust each other and believe that their partner won’t hurt them physically or emotionally. Security is when partners feel safe with one another and know that their partner has their back as much as they have theirs.
Infatuation on the other hand can be a bit tricky. This emotion gives the façade that it could in fact be love, but it’s not. Instead of being genuine, infatuation has misconstrued components of love;...